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Shwachman-Diamond syndrome

Shwachman-Diamond syndrome noun: a rare congenital disorder characterized by exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, bone marrow dysfunction, skeletal abnormalities, and short stature.

Noun

Shwachman-Diamond syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A rare congenital disorder characterized by exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, bone marrow dysfunction, skeletal abnormalities, and short stature.

Synonyms of Shwachman-Diamond syndrome

Origin of Shwachman-Diamond syndrome

Described in 1964 by H. Shwachman and L. K. Diamond.

Questions about Shwachman-Diamond syndrome

What does Shwachman-Diamond syndrome mean?
Shwachman-Diamond syndrome means a rare congenital disorder characterized by exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, bone marrow dysfunction, skeletal abnormalities, and short stature.
What part of speech is Shwachman-Diamond syndrome?
Shwachman-Diamond syndrome is a noun.

Words near Shwachman-Diamond syndrome in the dictionary

  1. Shvon
  2. Shvonne
  3. SHW
  4. shwa
  5. Shwachman-Bodian-Diamond syndrome
  6. Shwachman-Diamond syndrome
  7. shwack
  8. shwacked
  9. shwacking
  10. shwacks
  11. shwag

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